Ausschaffung
[ˈaʊ̯sˌʃafʊŋ]
The verdict
“Ausschaffung” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vollstreckung der Ausreisepflicht einer Person aus einem Staat
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ausschaffung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃafʊŋ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ausschaffung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Ausschaffung is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃafʊŋ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Vollstreckung der Ausreisepflicht einer Person aus einem Staat".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ausschaffung, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Ausschaffung, spelled A-U-S-S-C-H-A-F-F-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Vollstreckung der Ausreisepflicht einer Person aus einem Staat
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Ausschaffung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-S-C-H-A-F-F-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaʊ̯sˌʃafʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.